Doctors appear to be suffering from “precious baby” syndrome when it comes to
mothers-to-be who have had IVF and other fertility treatment, according to a
study. It found that clinicians were likely to give them different medical
advice from mothers who conceived naturally.

Almost half of clinicians said that they would recommend that a 37-year-old
mother undergo amniocentesis, an invasive prenatal test for Down’s syndrome,
if she had conceived naturally. The procedure carries a one in 100 risk of
miscarriage. Only one in five said that they would recommend the procedure
for a mother whose baby had been conceived with